Smarts SAM: How do I prevent SNMP Trap Adapter from logging discard traps to the trap adapter logs?

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

How do I prevent Smarts SAM SNMP Trap Adapter from logging discard traps to the trap adapter logs?
How can I stop the Smarts SAM SNMP Trap Adapter from logging the discard traps that are definded in trap_mgr.conf file?

To prevent Smarts SAM SNMP Trap Adapter from logging discard traps to the trap adapter logs, do the following:

1. Open the trap_mgr_parse.asl file for editing in sm_edit as follows:
   
   <BASEDIR>/SAM/smarts/bin/sm_edit rules/icoi-trapd/trap_mgr_parse.asl
   
    
2. Find Line 156:
   
   if ((logfile != "NONE") && (logfile != "")
   
    
3. Change Line 156 to the following:
   
   if ((logfile != "NONE") && (logfile != "") && discard_trap=="FALSE")
   
    
4. Restart the trap adapter to apply the change in the active environment.